diff --git a/sharedconfig.lua b/sharedconfig.lua
index 2148941..a0a8f65 100644
--- a/sharedconfig.lua
+++ b/sharedconfig.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local function add_default_value(key, value)
 	sharedstate.init(key, value)
 
 	if stored_value ~= nil then
-		sharedstate.set(key, stored_value)
+		sharedstate.queue(key, stored_value)
 	end
 end
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function sharedconfig.load_defaults(defaults)
 	for k, v in pairs(defaults) do
 		add_default_value(k, v)
 	end
+	sharedstate.commit()
 end
 
 local function build_table()